3 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libudev/libudev-private.h b/libudev/libudev-private.h
index 7078b0ff3c..8495f9aaee 100644
--- a/libudev/libudev-private.h
+++ b/libudev/libudev-private.h
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ uint64_t util_string_bloom64(const char *str);
 
 /* libudev-util-private.c */
 int util_create_path(struct udev *udev, const char *path);
+int util_create_path_selinux(struct udev *udev, const char *path);
 int util_delete_path(struct udev *udev, const char *path);
 int util_unlink_secure(struct udev *udev, const char *filename);
 uid_t util_lookup_user(struct udev *udev, const char *user);
diff --git a/libudev/libudev-queue-private.c b/libudev/libudev-queue-private.c
index a714572361..2f1afecb29 100644
--- a/libudev/libudev-queue-private.c
+++ b/libudev/libudev-queue-private.c
@@ -409,9 +409,7 @@ static void update_failed(struct udev_queue_export *udev_queue_export,
 		/* record event in the failed directory */
 		udev_queue_export->failed_count++;
 		util_create_path(udev, filename);
-		udev_selinux_setfscreatecon(udev, filename, S_IFLNK);
 		symlink(udev_device_get_devpath(udev_device), filename);
-		udev_selinux_resetfscreatecon(udev);
 		break;
 
 	case DEVICE_QUEUED:
diff --git a/libudev/libudev-util-private.c b/libudev/libudev-util-private.c
index 6b68b6a366..19f979eeab 100644
--- a/libudev/libudev-util-private.c
+++ b/libudev/libudev-util-private.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "libudev.h"
 #include "libudev-private.h"
 
-int util_create_path(struct udev *udev, const char *path)
+static int create_path(struct udev *udev, const char *path, bool selinux)
 {
 	char p[UTIL_PATH_SIZE];
 	char *pos;
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ int util_create_path(struct udev *udev, const char *path)
 		return err;
 
 	dbg(udev, "mkdir '%s'\n", p);
-	udev_selinux_setfscreatecon(udev, p, S_IFDIR|0755);
+	if (selinux)
+		udev_selinux_setfscreatecon(udev, p, S_IFDIR|0755);
 	err = mkdir(p, 0755);
 	if (err != 0) {
 		err = -errno;
@@ -66,10 +67,21 @@ int util_create_path(struct udev *udev, const char *path)
 				err = -ENOTDIR;
 		}
 	}
-	udev_selinux_resetfscreatecon(udev);
+	if (selinux)
+		udev_selinux_resetfscreatecon(udev);
 	return err;
 }
 
+int util_create_path(struct udev *udev, const char *path)
+{
+	return create_path(udev, path, false);
+}
+
+int util_create_path_selinux(struct udev *udev, const char *path)
+{
+	return create_path(udev, path, true);
+}
+
 int util_delete_path(struct udev *udev, const char *path)
 {
 	char p[UTIL_PATH_SIZE];